чай
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чай
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
чай • (čaj) m inan (genitive ча́ю, nominative plural чаі́, genitive plural чаёў)
- tea
- Synonym: (more common) гарба́та (harbáta)
- зялёны чай ― zjaljóny čaj ― green tea
- 1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 193:
- Усе чацвёра па-сяброўску селі за маленькі стол і пачалі піць чай пад зыркім наглядам гэтай маладой лэдзі.
- Usje čacvjóra pa-sjabróŭsku sjeli za maljenʹki stol i pačali picʹ čaj pad zyrkim nahljadam hetaj maladój ledzi.
Declension
Declension of чай (inan soft masc-form accent-c)
References
- “чай”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “чай” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkic (compare Turkish çay), from Chinese 茶 (chá).
Pronunciation
Noun
чай • (čaj) m (relational adjective ча́ен)
Declension
Declension of чай
References
- “чай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “чай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Erzya
Alternative forms
- цяй (ćaj)
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian чай (čaj).
Pronunciation
Noun
чай • (čaj)
Declension
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
References
- B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “чай”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
Karaim
Etymology
Ultimately from Sinitic 茶 (chá).
Noun
чай • (çay)
References
- N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “чай”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN
Kyrgyz
Etymology
Derived from Turkic (compare Turkish çay), from Chinese 茶 (chá).
Noun
чай • (cay) (Arabic spelling چاي)
Declension
Declension of чай
| singular (жекелик) |
plural (көптөгөн) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (атооч) | чай cay |
чайлар caylar |
| genitive (илик) | чайдын caydın |
чайлардын caylardın |
| dative (барыш) | чайга cayga |
чайларга caylarga |
| accusative (табыш) | чайды caydı |
чайларды caylardı |
| locative (жатыш) | чайда cayda |
чайларда caylarda |
| ablative (чыгыш) | чайдан caydan |
чайлардан caylardan |
| possessive forms | ||
| first-person singular (менин) | ||
| nominative | чайым cayım |
чайларым caylarım |
| genitive | чайымдын cayımdın |
чайларымдын caylarımdın |
| dative | чайыма cayıma |
чайларыма caylarıma |
| accusative | чайымды cayımdı |
чайларымды caylarımdı |
| locative | чайымда cayımda |
чайларымда caylarımda |
| ablative | чайымдан cayımdan |
чайларымдан caylarımdan |
| second-person singular informal (сенин) | ||
| nominative | чайың cayıŋ |
чайларың caylarıŋ |
| genitive | чайыңдын cayıŋdın |
чайларыңдын caylarıŋdın |
| dative | чайыңа cayıŋa |
чайларыңа caylarıŋa |
| accusative | чайыңды cayıŋdı |
чайларыңды caylarıŋdı |
| locative | чайыңда cayıŋda |
чайларыңда caylarıŋda |
| ablative | чайыңдан cayıŋdan |
чайларыңдан caylarıŋdan |
| second-person singular formal (сиздин) | ||
| nominative | чайыңыз cayıŋız |
чайларыңыз caylarıŋız |
| genitive | чайыңыздын cayıŋızdın |
чайларыңыздын caylarıŋızdın |
| dative | чайыңызга cayıŋızga |
чайларыңызга caylarıŋızga |
| accusative | чайыңызды cayıŋızdı |
чайларыңызды caylarıŋızdı |
| locative | чайыңызда cayıŋızda |
чайларыңызда caylarıŋızda |
| ablative | чайыңыздан cayıŋızdan |
чайларыңыздан caylarıŋızdan |
Nivkh
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
чай (ț’aj)
- (Amur, East Sakhalin) tea
Related terms
Northern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yāy.
Noun
чай • (čay)
See also
| Seasons in Northern Altai · (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| spring: час (čas) |
summer: тьай (tʹay), дьай (dʹay), чай (čay), йай (yay) |
autumn: кӱс (küs) |
winter: кыш (kïš) |
References
N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “чай”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Turkic (compare Turkish çay), from Chinese 茶 (chá).
Noun
чай • (čaj) m inan (genitive ча́я, nominative plural чаи́, genitive plural чаёв, relational adjective ча́йный, diminutive чаёк or чаёчек)
- tea (in all senses: the drink, the plant, the dried leaves, or tea-drinking)
- ани́совый чай ― anísovyj čaj ― anise tea
- кирпи́чный чай ― kirpíčnyj čaj ― brick tea
- кита́йский чай ― kitájskij čaj ― Chinese tea
- цвето́чный чай ― cvetóčnyj čaj ― rose tea
- цейло́нский чай ― cejlónskij čaj ― Ceylon tea
- кре́пкий чай ― krépkij čaj ― strong tea
- сла́бый чай ― slábyj čaj ― weak tea
- сла́дкий чай ― sládkij čaj ― sweet tea
- стака́н ча́ю ― stakán čáju ― a glass of tea
- ча́шка ча́я ― čáška čája ― a cup of tea
- пригласи́ть кого́-то на ча́шку ча́я ― priglasítʹ kovó-to na čášku čája ― to invite someone for tea
- Да́йте мне, пожа́луйста, кило́ ча́ю. ― Dájte mne, požálujsta, kiló čáju. ― I’d like a kilo of tea, please.
- tip (small monetary gratuity for a service worker)
- да́ть на ча́й ― dátʹ na čáj ― to leave a tip
- получи́ть чай (за что-либо) ― polučítʹ čaj (za što-libo) ― to get tipped (for something)
Declension
Pre-reform declension of чай (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-c)
Derived terms
- иван-ча́й m (ivan-čáj)
- чаева́ть impf (čajevátʹ)
- чаёвничать impf (čajóvničatʹ), почаёвничать pf (počajóvničatʹ)
- чаево́д m (čajevód)
- чаевы́е n pl (čajevýje)
- чаепи́тие n (čajepítije)
- чаи́нка f (čaínka)
- ча́йник m (čájnik)
- Phrases
- гоня́ть чаи́ impf (gonjátʹ čaí), чаи́ гоня́ть impf (čaí gonjátʹ)
- дать на чай pf (datʹ na čaj)
- зелёный чай m (zeljónyj čaj)
- кре́пкий чай m (krépkij čaj)
- ча́йный куст m (čájnyj kust)
- ча́йный лист m (čájnyj list)
- ча́йная церемо́ния m (čájnaja ceremónija)
- чёрный чай m (čórnyj čaj)
Descendants
Descendants
- → Alutiiq: cayuq
- → Alutor: сайый (sajəj), саю (saju)
- → Abaza: чай (ćaj)
- → Abkhaz: ачаи (ačaj)
- → Avar: чай (čaj)
- → Bezhta: чай (čaj)
- → Chechen: чай (čaj)
- → Chuvash: чей (čej)
- → Erzya: чай (čaj)
- → Finnish: tsaiju, saikka
- → Georgian: ჩაი (čai)
- → Ingrian: caaju, caju, cääjy
- → Ingush: чай (čaj)
- → Kabardian: шай (šaj)
- → Kildin Sami: ча̄йй (čājj)
- → Lezgi: чай (čaj)
- ⇒ Livvi: čuaju
- → Moksha: чай (čaj)
- → Romanian: ceai
- → Skolt Sami: čeei, čee
- → Slovak: čaj
- → Tabasaran: чай (čaj)
- → Ukrainian: чай (čaj)
- → Udmurt: чай (ćaj)
- → Upper Sorbian: čaj
- → Veps: čai
- → Votic: tšaaju
- → Yakut: чэй (cey)
- → Yup'ik: caayuq
See also
- пуэ́р m (puér)
Etymology 2
Clipping of ча́ю (čáju), first-person singular present of ча́ять (čájatʹ).
Interjection
чай • (čaj)
- (colloquial) methinks, must be, may be, hopefully, probably
- ты, чай, замёрз? ― ty, čaj, zamjórz? ― you must be freezing!
Related terms
Etymology 3
Verb
чай • (čaj)
- second-person singular imperative imperfective of ча́ять (čájatʹ)
Southern Altai
Etymology 1
Compare to Azerbaijani çay.
Noun
чай • (čay)
Derived terms
- чайрам (čayram, “shallow”).
Etymology 2
From Persian چای (čây), Sanskrit चाय (cāya), from Sinitic 茶 (MC drae, “tea”).
Noun
чай • (čay)
References
N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “чай”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
Tuvan
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yāy. Cognate with Khakas чайғы (çayğı), Shor чайғы, Kyrgyz жай (jay), Southern Altai јай (ǰay), Karachay-Balkar джай (cay), Tatar җәй (cäy), Turkmen ýaý etc.
Noun
чай • (çay) (definite accusative чайны, plural чайлар)
Udmurt
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian чай (čaj).
Pronunciation
Noun
чай • (ćaj)
Declension
Declension of чай (soft declension, no plural)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | чай ćaj |
| accusative | чайез ćajez |
| genitive | чайлэн ćajlen |
| dative | чайлы ćajly |
| ablative | чайлэсь ćajleś |
| instrumental | чайен ćajen |
| abessive | чайтэк ćajtek |
| adverbial | чайя ćaja |
| inessive | чайын ćajyn |
| illative | чайе ćaje |
| elative | чайысь ćajyś |
| egressive | чайысьен ćajyśjen |
| terminative | чайозь ćajoź |
| prolative | чайетӥ ćajeti |
| allative | чайлань ćajlań |
Possessive forms of чай
1st singular possessive forms of чай
2nd singular possessive forms of чай
3rd singular possessive forms of чай
1st plural possessive forms of чай
2nd plural possessive forms of чай
References
- L. E. Kirillova, L. L. Karpova, editors (2008), “чай”, in Удмурт-ӟуч кыллюкам [Udmurt-Russian dictionary], Izhevsk: Удмуртский институт истории, языка и литературы УрО РАН, →ISBN, page 717
- Yrjö Wichmann, Toivo Emil Uotila (1987) Mikko Korhonen, editor, Wotjakischer Wortschatz [Votyak Vocabulary] (Lexica Societatis Fenno-Ugricae; Volume 21) (overall work in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 278
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Noun
чай • (čaj) m inan (genitive ча́ю, nominative plural чаї́, genitive plural чаї́в, relational adjective ча́йний, diminutive чайо́к or чайо́чок)
- tea
- Synonym: (Western Ukrainian) герба́та (herbáta)
- зеле́ний чай ― zelényj čaj ― green tea
- (figurative) teatime
Declension
Declension of чай (inan j-stem masc-form accent-c)
Synonyms
Related terms
- чаї́нка f inan (čajínka)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “чай”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “чай”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
Urum
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čāy.
Noun
чай • (çay)
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Sinitic 茶 (chá).
Noun
чай • (çay)
References
- Oleksandr Harkavecʹ (2000) Urumsʹkyj Slovnyk [Urum-Ukrainian Dictionary], Almaty: Ynstytut Sxodoznavstva Myžnarodnyx Vydnosyn Xarkyvsʹkyj Kolehyum, →ISBN